n the morning, bringing
with her some axes and other things that were in need of repair.

Saturday 20.

When I went on shore I found Otow, Oberree-roah, Moannah, and several
others in great tribulation at the thoughts that we were so soon to leave
them. All the people of Matavai I saw were much concerned at my intention
of going to Eimeo, and took every opportunity to prejudice me against the
people of that island; to which I paid very little attention as their
motive was obvious.

Sunday 21.

Their expressions of friendship and affection for me however I could not
disregard, as I had no doubt of their being genuine and unaffected, and I
felt my unwillingness to leave these kind people so much increased that
the next day I sent the master in the launch to reexamine the depth of
water between this bay and Toahroah harbour. He returned in the evening
and acquainted me that he found a good bottom with not less than sixteen
fathoms depth all the way. The harbour of Toahroah appearing every way
safe I determined to get the ship there as speedily as possible, and I
immediately made my intention public, which occasioned great rejoicing.

Wednesday 24.

This day we took the plants on board, being 774 pots, all in a healthy
state; for whenever any plant had an unfavourable appearance it was
replaced by another. The number of those rejected was 302, of which not
one in ten but was found to be growing at the root.

The natives reckon eight kinds of the breadfruit tree, each of which they
distinguish by a different name. 1. Patteah. 2. Eroroo. 3. Awanna. 4.
Mi-re. 5. Oree. 6. Powerro. 7. Appeere. 8. Rowdeeah. In the first,
fourth, and eighth class the leaf differs from the rest; the fourth is
more sinuated; the eighth has a large broad leaf not at all sinuated. The
difference of the fruit is principally in the first and eighth class. In
the first the fruit is rather larger and more of an oblong form: in the
eighth it is round and not above half the size of the others. I enquired
if plants could be produced from the seed and was told they could not but
that they must be taken from the root. The plants are best collected
after wet weather, at which time the earth balls round the roots and they
are not liable to suffer by being moved.

The most common method of dividing time at Otaheite is by moons; but they
likewise make a division of the year into six parts, each of which is
distinguished by the name of the kind of breadfru